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All rights reserved ================================================================================ Saturday April 27, 2002 Natalie Brown Philpot DALLAS - Natalie Brown Philpot, age 96, of Dallas passed away peacefully to her Savior on April 24, 2002, at Baylor University Medical Center due to complications of a stroke in October 2001. Beloved mother and best friend, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great- grandmother, she was affectionately known as "Nannie." She was born April 6, 1906, in Booneville, Ark., to Sam and Pearl Brown. Her life was one of devotion and servanthood to her family and Lord. She was the loving wife of a Baptist minister who pastored and organized many churches throughout Texas in Houston, Waco, Amarillo, Odessa, where he pastored at Northside Baptist Church, and Dallas. She was an active partner in ministry with her husband through leadership in various departments by teaching Sunday school and serving as counselor in G.A.'s and president of the WMU. She was a very energetic and vivacious person with many outstanding talents, some of these being china painting, cooking, homemaking and most of all, a professional seamstress. She worked at Bonds as a salesperson before spending more time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Sallie Pearl Brown; brother, Buren B. Brown; and her devoted husband, Stephen Reid Philpot. She is survived by her two daughters, Betty Jean and husband Curtis E. Leftwich of Seagoville and Sandra and husband Cleo Haddock of Mesquite; stepson, Don L. Philpot of Carlisle, Ark.; sister-in-law, Ida Brown of Fort Worth; five grandchildren, Gary and wife Kathy Leftwich of Rowlett, Brenda and husband Wayne Walker of Sunnyvale, Stephen Chittenden of Dallas, Stacy and wife Denise Morris of Rowlett and Stephanie and husband Jason Walker of Rowlett; eight great- grandchildren, Wendy, Chad, Kevin, Chris, Jessica, Ashlee, Colton and Abbie; four great-great-grandchildren, Autumn, Heather, Hunter and Cade; plus many dear friends, with special thanks to the loving caregivers at Christian Care Center in Mesquite. She will always be remembered as a loving and wonderful mother and grandmother ("Nannie") by her Christian example of a giving attitude and courageous spirit. She will be tremendously missed by her loved ones, yet we rejoice in her going home to be with her Lord and Savior. Services to celebrate and honor her life will be held at 10 a.m. today, April 27, 2002, at Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church, 9810 La Prada, Dallas, 75228, with Dr. Dennis Hochgraber officiating. Interment will follow at Grove Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the MED (Mission East Dallas) through Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church. James H. "Smitty" Smith HENDERSON - Funeral services for James H. "Smitty" Smith, 72, of Henderson will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2002, at Crawford-A. Crim Chapel with the Revs. Bill Denham and Gary Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will be at Moyers Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim in Henderson. Mr. Smith died April 26, 2002, in Henderson. He was born Aug. 5, 1929, in Pine Hill Community. He was a retired district superintendent for Halliburton Services in Sonora. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Mary Smith, and stepfather, Joe Frank Smith. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Shirlene E. Smith of Goodsprings Community near Henderson; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry Don and Karen Smith of Goodsprings Community near Henderson; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Bobby Ransom of Midland-Odessa; and grandchildren, James Franklin of Odessa, Starla Graham of Lubbock and Glenn Haskins Elliott of Dallas. Maxine Simpson Warden ANDREWS - Services for Maxine Simpson Warden, 85, of Andrews will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2002, at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Minister Lynn Money of Sherwood Church of Christ of Odessa. Burial will follow at the Andrews West Cemetery under the direction of McNett Funeral Home. Maxine was born June 13, 1916, in Olney to Ellis and Zula Ward. She was raised in and around Tipton, Okla., where she graduated. After graduation, she came on the train to McCamey to marry Willard Simpson, who was an employee of Shell Oil Co. Like many oilfield families, she lived in many areas of the Permian Basin. The majority of her life she lived in Odessa and was a founding member of Sherwood Church of Christ. After the death of her husband, she worked for Cobbs Department Store and later Town and Country Drug Store. She later married L.A. Warden of Andrews, who preceded her in death in 1984. She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Nail of Odessa; a son, Charles Simpson of Andrews; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She adored West Texas, was proud of her heritage, which reached to the founding of Tennessee, found pride in her work, treasured her family and truly loved her church. She passed quietly in her sleep April 25, 2002. The family request memorials to: Edna Gladney Center for Adoption, 2300 Hemphill St., Fort Worth, Texas, 76110. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. 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